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Student Essay: “Enduring with Dignity: Akua’s Surviving Children” by Leanna Stoufer   

Commentary

Activities: Description 

Mario Suárez  EL HOYO    

The truth of the old adage “beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” is illustrated in this description of the place the author calls home. While his barrio may be considered unattractive by outsiders, it is beautiful to Mario Suárez because of the people who live there and the culture they embrace.

    Figure 3.2 Essay Structure Diagram: ”El Hoyo” by Mario Suárez

David Helvarg THE STORM THIS TIME  

Three weeks after Hurricane Katrina, an environmentalist tours New

Orleans and the Gulf Coast to assess damage and the prospects for recovery.

Cherokee Paul McDonald A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE  

A chance encounter with a young boy turns into an experience the narrator will never forget–one that changes the way he sees the world.  

Additional Writing Topics  

4     NARRATION  

What Is Narration?  

How Narration Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Narration in an Essay

Figure 4.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Narration Essay

Revision Strategies

NARRATION: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay:  “Letters from Dad” by Laura Rose Dunn  

Commentary

Activities: Narration

On a Fourth of July trip to the nation’s capital, a family is confronted by an ugly truth about American life.

Figure 4.2 Essay Structure Diagram: “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde 

For the narrator of this story, school served as much more than a place to attain an education. As is true for many children, school provided a desperately needed escape from an unhappy home where she was often overlooked.

A woman gives a ride to a 90-year-old hitchhiker who can't remember where she lives but doesn't want her son to find out she's lost again.

5     EXEMPLIFICATION

What Is Exemplification? 

How Exemplification Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Exemplification in an Essay 1

Figure 5.1 Development Diagram: Writing an Exemplification Essay

Revision Strategies 

EXEMPLIFICATION: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST 

Student Essay: “ Professors Open Up About the Benefits of a College Degree” by Charlene Adams  

Commentary 

Activities: Exemplification

Where have all the children gone? According to Hymowitz, they’ve been hijacked by a culture that urges them to become teenagers at ten. From clothes and hairstyles to sex, drugs, and violence, today’s “tweens” are hurled prematurely into the adult world.

Temple Grandin SEEING IN BEAUTIFUL, PRECISE PICTURES

While many think of autism as a disability, the author and educator Temple Grandin considers the condition an asset that allows her to see the world in a way that would not be possible if she were “normal.”

Staples describes his own experiences as a black man being avoided in public spaces because of his race.

6     DIVISION-CLASSIFICATION 

What Is Division-Classification?

How Division-Classification Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Division-Classification in an Essay

Figure 6.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Division-Classification Essay

Revision Strategies

DIVISION-CLASSIFICATION: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: “The Benchers, the Nappers, the Jellyfish, and the Musicians” by Catherine Gispert 

Commentary

Activities: Division-Classification

The author explores the different kinds of English that she uses and how they were shaped by the English her Chinese mother spoke.

Figure 6.2 Essay Structure Diagram: “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan

David Brooks PSST! “HUMAN CAPITAL”

Human capital, necessary for a just, prosperous society, is more than skills and knowledge. It includes cultural, social, moral, cognitive, and aspirational capital.

Bianca Bosker  HOW TEENS ARE REALLY USING FACEBOOK: IT’S A “SOCIAL BURDEN,” PEW STUDY FINDS  

The author discusses a Pew Research Center report that reveals how teens are tiring of Facebook and turning to other social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr  to stay constantly connected to each other.

Additional Writing Topics

7     PROCESS ANALYSIS

What Is Process Analysis?

How Process Analysis Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Process Analysis in an Essay

Figure 7.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Process Analysis Essay

Revision Strategies

PROCESS ANALYSIS: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: “Don’t Write Poetry–Be a Poet” by Jared Mosley 

Commentary 29

Activities: Process Analysis 293

The writer rids her husband of some of his annoying habits by using an animal training technique; at the end, he’s using the same technique on her

Alex Horton ON GETTING BY  

After serving in the U.S. military in Iraq and returning to college at Georgetown University, Alex Horton offers advice that can help other student veterans as they cope with college life and gives non-veterans insight into the challenges veterans face.

An English professor analyzes a student essay, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

8     COMPARISON-CONTRAST

What Is Comparison-Contrast?

How Comparison-Contrast Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Comparison-Contrast in an Essay

Figure 8.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay

Revision Strategies

COMPARISON-CONTRAST: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: “Buying a Cross-Country Mountain Bike” by Blake Norman 

Commentary

Activities: Comparison-Contrast

Eric Weiner EUROMAIL AND AMERIMAIL — Cite 27

The author compares e-mail styles and strategies in America and Europe–and declares a preference for one over the other.

Josie Appleton THE BODY PIERCING PROJECT  

Josie Appleton explores the diminishing taboo associated with tattoos and body piercings and compares the various reasons many individuals of all ages and from all walks of life use these procedures to modify their bodies.

Why do men tend to be unconcerned about their appearance while women seem obsessed with how they look? Humorist Dave Barry advances an interesting theory

9     CAUSE-EFFECT

What Is Cause-Effect?

How Cause-Effect Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Cause-Effect in an Essay

Figure 9.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Cause-Effect Essay

Revision Strategies

CAUSE-EFFECT: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: “Party with a Purpose” by Erica Zwieg 

Commentary

Activities: Cause-Effect

Is urban sprawl wiping out wildlife? Shaw explains how many wild animal species are finding new living environments in the expansion of suburbs.

Jacques D’Amboise SHOWING WHAT IS POSSIBLE

By taking control of one’s body, this celebrated dancer explains, it is possible to take control of one’s life.

Williams explores the effects on American society of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

10     DEFINITION

What Is Definition?

How Definition Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Definition in an Essay

Figure 1.1 Development Diagram: Writing a Definition Essay

Revision Strategies

DEFINITION: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: “Tweet, Tweedle-lee-dee (118 Characters Left)" by Olivia Fletcher

Commentary

Activities: Definition

The attitudes and values of “Gen Nexters”–those 18 to 25–seem contradictory, but perhaps they actually do make sense.

Keith Johnson WHO’S A PIRATE? IN COURT, A DUEL OVER DEFINITIONS

Although piracy has long been considered a crime, there is no complete explanation in U.S. law of what exactly piracy entails. So who, then, is a pirate?

This selection explores the changing definition of female beauty, from the days when big was considered beautiful to the present, when “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” is the prevailing mantra.

11     ARGUMENTATION-PERSUASION

What Is Argumentation-Persuasion?

How Argumentation-Persuasion Fits Your Purpose and Audience

Strategies for Using Argumentation-Persuasion in an Essay

Figure 11.1 Development Diagram: Writing an Argumentation-Persuasion Essay

QUESTIONS FOR USING TOULMIN LOGIC: A CHECKLIST

Revision Strategies

ARGUMENTATION-PERSUASION: A REVISION/PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

Student Essay: It’s About Time, Augusta by Lydia Gumm  

Commentary

Activities: Argumentation-Persuasion

A noted scholar explores the difference between invoking the First Amendment and simply exercising good judgment in academic settings.

Wendell Berry FARMING AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

The author believes that in order for farming to be sustainable, it must follow practices set by ecosystems and human communities, not set by the industrial system.

Michael Marlow & Sherzod Abdukadirov  GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION WILL NOT SOLVE OUR OBESITY PROBLEM    

As leading researchers,  Marlow and Abdukadirov make the argument that there is no easy answer to the issue of obesity in the United States and that individuals–not governments–must take the initiative in combating this serious issue.

Food columnist and popular TV personality Mark Bittman takes a stand against hyperprocessed food that he believes is making Americans obese, advocating for government programs to help Americans gain control of their eating habits.

Alexander T. Tabarrok A MORAL SOLUTION TO THE ORGAN SHORTAGE

To encourage people to donate organs, the author proposes limiting the receipt of donated organs to only those who agree to donate themselves.

Paying people who donate organs is one solution to the shortage of organs available for transplants.

12     COMBINING THE PATTERNS

The Patterns in Action: During the Writing Process

The Patterns in Action: In an Essay

Student Essay: “Dating Then and Now: A Convoluted Mess” by Houston Barber

Hillary Rodham Clinton, considered by many to be the leading female political figure in the United States, makes an impassioned plea for women’s rights around the globe.

America’s most influential civil rights leader pleads eloquently for a drastic change in the way that governments pursue world peace.

Essayist Didion turns her curious gaze on the wedding industry of Las Vegas, a city created to gratify the illusions of hopeful gamblers, whether at the roulette wheel or in love.

Evaluating Source Materials

EVALUATING ARTICLES AND BOOKS: A CHECKLIST

EVALUATING INTERNET MATERIALS: A CHECKLIST

Analyzing and Synthesizing Source Material

ANALYZING AND SYNTHESIZING SOURCE MATERIAL: A CHECKLIST

Using Quotation, Summary, and Paraphrasing Without Plagiarizing

USING QUOTATION, SUMMARY, AND PARAPHRASE: A CHECKLIST

Avoiding Plagiarism 

Integrating Sources into Your Writing

INTEGRATING SOURCES INTO YOUR WRITING: A CHECKLIST

Documenting Sources: MLA Style

How to Document: MLA In-Text References

USING MLA PARENTHETICAL REFERENCES: A CHECKLIST

How to Document: MLA List of Works Cited

Citing Print Sources–Books

Citing Print Sources–Periodicals

Citing Sources Found on a Website

Citing Sources Found Through an Online Database or Scholarly Project

Citing Other Common Sources

APPENDIX B: AVOIDING TEN COMMON WRITING ERRORS

1 Fragments

2 Comma Splices and Run-ons

3 Faulty Subject-Verb Agreement

4 Faulty Pronoun Agreement

5 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

6 Faulty Parallelism

7 Comma Misuse

8 Apostrophe Misuse

9 Confusing Homonyms

1 Misuse of Italics and Underlining

Acknowledgments 

Index 

THEMATIC CONTENTS

Communication and Language

Mario Suárez, El Hoyo • Amy Tan, Mother Tongue • Jane Maher, Girl • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures • Bianca Bosker, How Teens Are Really Using Facebook • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Alex Horton, On Getting By • Paul Roberts, How to Say Nothing in 500 Words • Eric Weiner, Euromail and Amerimail  • Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast • Juan Williams, The Ruling That Changed America  • Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle   • Stanley Fish, Free-Speech Follies  • Michael Marlow and Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session 

Education and Work

Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School  • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures  • David Brooks, Psst! “Human Capital” • Alex Horton, On Getting By • Paul Roberts, How to Say Nothing in 500 Words • Eric Weiner, Euromail and Amerimail • Jacques D’Amboise, Showing What Is Possible • Juan Williams, The Ruling That Changed America • Stanley Fish, Free-Speech Follies  • Wendell Berry, Farming and the Global Economy  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session 

Ethics and Morality

Ellen Goodman, Family Counterculture • Mario Suárez, El Hoyo • Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • Jane Maher, Girl • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures • David Brooks, Psst! “Human Capital” • Alex Horton, On Getting By  • Juan Williams, The Ruling That Changed America   • Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle  • Wendell Berry, Farming and the Global Economy   • Michael Marlow and Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Mark Bittman, What Causes Weight Gain • Alexander T. Tabarrok, A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage • Virginia Postrel, Need Transplant Donors? Pay Them • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session • Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 

Family and Children

Ellen Goodman, Family Counterculture •   Cherokee Paul McDonald, A View from the Bridge • Audre Lorde, The Fourth of July • Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • Jane Maher, Girl • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen  • Amy Tan, Mother Tongue • Bianca Bosker, How Teens Are Really Using Facebook • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Jacques D’Amboise, Showing What Is Possible • Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session  

Government and Law

Audre Lorde, The Fourth of July • Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • David Brooks, Psst! “Human Capital”  • Stephen Chapman, The Prisoner’s Dilemma • Juan Williams, The Ruling That Changed America • Keith Johnson, Who’s a Pirate? In Court, a Duel over Definitions • Stanley Fish, Free-Speech Follies • Wendell Berry, Farming and the Global Economy • Michael Marlow and Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Mark Bittman, What Causes Weight Gain • Alexander T. Tabarrok, A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage • Virginia Postrel, Need Transplant Donors? Pay Them • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session • Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?  

Health and Psychology

Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures • Amy Tan, Mother Tongue • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage  • Josie Appleton, The Body Piercing Project • Laura Fraser, The Inner Corset • Michael Marlow and Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Mark Bittman, What Causes Weight Gain  • Alexander T. Tabarrok, A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage • Virginia Postrel, Need Transplant Donors? Pay Them • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session 

Human Groups and Society

Ellen Goodman, Family Counterculture  • Mario Suárez, El Hoyo • David Helvarg, The Storm This Time •  Audre Lorde, The Fourth of July • Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures • Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space  • David Brooks, Psst! “Human Capital” • Bianca Bosker, How Teens Are Really Using Facebook • Alex Horton, On Getting By  • Eric Weiner, Euromail and Amerimail • Josie Appleton, The Body Piercing Project  • Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast  • Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle • Keith Johnson, Who’s a Pirate? In Court, a Duel over Definitions • Laura Fraser, The Inner Corset • Wendell Berry, Farming and the Global Economy • Michael Marlow & Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Mark Bittman, What Causes Weight Gain • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session • Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? • Joan Didion, Marrying Absurd  

Humor and Satire

Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Paul Roberts, How to Say Nothing in 500 Words   • Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast • Meaning In Life Mario Suárez, El Hoyo • Cherokee Paul McDonald, A View from the Bridge • Audre Lorde, The Fourth of July • Jane Maher, Girl • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures  • Josie Appleton, The Body Piercing Project • Jacques D’Amboise, Showing What Is Possible • Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session • Joan Didion, Marrying Absurd 

Media and Technology

Ellen Goodman, Family Counterculture • David Helvarg, The Storm This Time • Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen • Bianca Bosker, How Teens Are Really Using Facebook • Eric Weiner, Euromail and Amerimail   • Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast • Stanley Fish, Free-Speech Follies 

Memories and Autobiography

Mario Suárez, El Hoyo  • Cherokee Paul McDonald, A View from the Bridge • Audre Lorde, The Fourth of July • Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of School • Jane Maher, Girl • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures  • Amy Tan, Mother Tongue • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Alex Horton, On Getting By  • Jacques D’Amboise, Showing What Is Possible • Joan Didion, Marrying Absurd 

Men and Women

Jane Maher, Girl • Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast • Laura Fraser, The Inner Corset • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Plenary Session 

Nature and Science

David Helvarg, The Storm This Time • Temple Grandin, Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures • Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage • Jane S. Shaw, Nature in the Suburbs • Laura Fraser, The Inner Corset • Michael Marlow and Sherzod Abdukadirov, Government Intervention Will Not Solve Our Obesity Problem • Mark Bittman, What Causes Weight Gain • Alexander T. Tabarrok, A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage • Virginia Postrel, Need Transplant Donors? Pay Them   

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This rhetorical reader emphasizes process by presenting a student essay in each chapter in both its first and final draft.

Widely known for George Miller’s supportive voice and highly reliable writing assignments, The Prentice Hall Reader balances classic and contemporary essays, arranged in increasing level of difficulty in each chapter. Extensive reading, writing, and research instruction and an exceptionally comprehensive instructor manual make this rhetorical reader an effective text for any writing program.

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Dialogues represents argument not as a battle to be won, but as a process of dialogue and deliberation–the exchange of opinions and ideas–among people with different values and perspectives.

Part One contains succinct instruction on analyzing and developing arguments, including critical reading, source documentation, and analyzing visual arguments. Part Two, updated with many new readings addressing current issues, offers a diverse collection of provocative essays from both the popular and scholarly medium. The lucid, lively, and engaging writing addresses students as writers and thinkers, without overwhelming them with unnecessary jargon or theory.

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Organized by writers’ purposes (to explain, to evaluate, to argue, etc.), The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers foregrounds rhetorical awareness and asks students to consider their purpose, audience, and genre every time they write. In each “writing project” chapter, they are also walked through the process of inventing, researching, drafting, peer reviewing and revising. And in each project chapter, techniques and rhetorical modes particularly useful in accomplishing the writer’s purpose are suggested. This consistent and detailed guidance supports students throughout each of their major course projects and provides all instruction in one place so that they never need to flip between chapters.

Purpose

Sensory Impressions

Dominant Impression

Vantage Point

Selection of Details

Arrangement of Details

Ethical Issues

Writing a Description

Sample Student Essay of

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 10 Process Analysis: Explaining How

Kinds of Process Analysis Papers

Ethical Issues

Writing a Process Analysis

Sample Student Essay of Process Analysis: “Basic Song Writing Techniques” by Hannah Hill

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 11 Illustration: Making Yourself Clear

Selecting Appropriate Examples

Number of Examples

Organizing the Examples

Ethical Issues

Writing an Illustration

Sample Student Essay of Illustration: “If It Is Worth Doing” by Janice Carlton

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 12 Classification: Grouping into Categories

Selecting Categories

Number of Categories

Developing Categories

Ethical Issues

Writing a Classification

Sample Student Essay of Classification: “Types of Video Games for Children” by Kyra Glass

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 13  Comparison: Showing Relationships

Selecting Items for Comparison

Developing a Comparison

Organizing a Comparison

Using Analogy

Ethical Issues

Writing a Comparison

Sample Student Essay of Comparison: “Differences Between Korean and English” by Sunho Lee

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 14  Cause and Effect: Explaining Why

Patterns in Causal Analysis

Reasoning Errors in Causal Analysis

Ethical Issues

Writing a Causal Analysis

Sample Student Essay of Cause and Effect: “Why Students Drop Out of College” by Diann Fisher

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 15  Definition: Establishing Boundaries

Types of Definitions

Ethical Issues

Writing an Extended Definition

Sample Student Essay of Definition: “Rediscovering Patriotism” by Peter Wing

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 16  Argument: Convincing Others

The Rational Appeal

Reasoning Strategies

The Emotional Appeal

The Ethical Appeal

Ferreting Out Fallacies

Ethical Issues

Writing an Argument

Sample Student Essay of Argument: “Bottled Troubled Water” by Scott Lemanski

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 17  Mixing the Writing Strategies

Why and How to Mix Strategies

Ethical Issues

Problem/Solution Report

Evaluation Report

Sample Essay Using Several Writing Strategies “Eating Alone in Restaurants” by Bruce Jay Friedman

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Chapter 18  The Essay Examination

Studying for the Examination

Types of Test Questions

Preparing to Write

Writing the Examination Answer

Chapter 19  Writing About Literature

The Elements of Literature

Ethical Issues

Writing a Paper on Literature

The Writing Procedure

Sample Student Essay on Literature: “Scratchy Wilson: No Cardboard Character” by Wendell Stone

Stepping Up to Synthesis

Electronic Chapter:   Business Letters and Résumés

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Research Guide

Chapter 20  The Research Paper

Learning About Your Library

Choosing a Topic

Discovering Your Sources

Taking Notes

Organizing and Outlining

Ethical Issues

Writing Your Research Paper

Avoiding Plagiarism

Preparing Your Finished Copy

Chapter 21  Documenting Sources: MLA

MLA System for Preparing Papers

Preparing Proper MLA Bibliographic References

Handling In-Text Citations

Citing Quotations

Sample MLA Student Research Paper: “House Arrest: An Attractive Alternative to Incarceration” by Keith Jacque

Chapter 22 Documenting Sources: APA

APA System for Preparing Papers

Preparing Proper APA Bibliographic References

Handling In-Text Citations>

Citing Quotations

SAMPLE APA STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER: “Instant Communication does not Ensure Good Communication”

Chapter 23  Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations

The Value of Primary Research

General Principles for Primary Research

Ethical Issues

Interviews

Sample Student Interview Report: “Budget Cuts Affect State Police: An Interview Report with Officer Robert Timmons” by Holly Swain

Questionnaires

Sample Student Questionnaire: “Survey on Public Smoking”

Sample Student Questionnaire Report: “Findings from Smoking Questionnaire Distributed to Bartram College Students”

Direct Observations

Sample Student Observation Report: “Observations of an Inner-City Apartment Building” by Caleb Thomas

Reader

Rhetorical Table of Contents

Narration

 “The Perfect Picture” by James Alexander Thom

“Sound and Fury” by Dan Greenburg

“Momma’s Encounter” by Maya Angelou

“The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas

Description

 “When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley” by John V. Young

*“Seaside Safari” by Kessler Burnett

*”Las Menias” by Michel Foucault

Process Analysis

*”Ground-Source_Heat_Pumps: Mother Earth Will Wrap You in Warmth” by perfect home hvac design

 “Let’s Get Vertical!” by Beth Wald

“Can Generation Xers Be Trained? by Shari Caudron

Illustration

 “Binge Drinking: A Campus Killer” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely

*“Pulling Off the Ultimate Career Makeover” by Douglas Alden Warshaw

*“If You’re Happy and You Know It, Must I Know, Too?” by Judith Newman

Classification

 “What Are Friends For?” by Marion Winik

 “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” by Scott Russell Sanders

 “A Tale of Four Learners” by Bernice McCarthy

Comparison

“Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” by Bruce Catton

* “Invasion of the Bodybuilders” by Chris Lee

“Private Language, Public Language” by Richard Rodriguez

 “Art Form for the Digital Age” by Henry Jenkins

Cause and Effect

*“For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny” by Kevin Johnson

“Why We Keep Stuff” by Caroline Knapp

* “The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science” by Chris Mooney

 “Why We Flirt” by Belinda Luscombe and Kate Stinchfield

Definition

*“Going Graphic” by James Bucky Carter

“The Blended Economy” by Marc Zwelling

“Krumping” by Marti Bercaw

*“What Thoreau Knew” by John Shepler

Argument

*“Going Nuclear” by Patrick Moore

*“Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear was a Mistake - Even before Fukushima” By Alexis Rowell

*“Teacher Natalie Munroe has a Right to Call Kids Lazy and Rude” by Maressa Brown

*“When Teachers Talk Out of School” by Jonathan Zimmerman

*“A Carefully Crafted Immigration Law in Arizona” by Byron York

*“Immigration Policy Gone Loco” by Conor Friedersdor

“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mixing the Writing Strategies

“Supermarket Pastoral” by Michael Pollan

*“Back to the Future” by John Phillips Santos

*“Rushdie Runs Afoul of Web’s Real-Name Police” by Somini Sengupta

Handbook

Sentence Elements

Subjects and Predicates

Complements

Appositives

Parts of Speech

Phrases and Clauses

Editing to Correct Sentence Errors

Revising Sentence Fragments

Revising Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices

Creating Subject—Verb Agreement

Achieving Pronoun—Antecedent Agreement

Using Effective Pronoun Reference

Managing Shifts in Person

Using the Right Pronoun Case

Creating Consistency in Showing Time

Using Adjectives and Adverbs Effectively

Placing Modifiers Correctly

Revising Dangling Modifiers

Maintaining Parallelism

Revising Faulty Comparisons

Editing to Correct Faulty Punctuation and Mechanics

Apostrophes

Commas

Semicolons

Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points

Colons, Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets

Quotation Marks

Hyphens

Capitalization

Abbreviations

Numbers

Italics

Spelling and Word Usage

Spelling Rules

Helpful Spelling Tips

Common Troublesome Words and Expressions

Credits

Index

*new to this edition

Strategies for Successful Writing keeps instruction brief and to-the-point so that students spend less time reading about writing and more time writing. Instruction delivered through extensive examples helps students see what different strategies look like when applied in real texts.

The Curious Writer, an assignment-oriented writing guide, stresses the connections between personal and academic writing.

The Curious Writer emphasizes inquiry as both a method of discovery and learning and a driving force behind the writing process. The book operates on the principle that writers who begin with questions, rather than answers, achieve better results in their work. It treats research, revision, and critical reading skills (of both texts and visuals) as organic components of every writing process. Each of the eight writing assignment chapters offers integrated coverage of these three key activities and also provides special attention digital tools for invention and research. Offering a unique, entertaining, and personal author voice, The Curious Writer is sure to grab students’ interest and motivate them to write.

Figure 3.1: Development Diagram: Writing  a Description Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Description.

Maya Angelou, Sister Flowers.

Figure 3.2: Essay Structure Diagram: "Sister Flowers" by Maya Angelou.

Gordon Parks, Flavio's Home.

 David Helvarg, The Storm This Time.

* Riverbend, Bloggers without Borders.

Judith Ortiz Cofer, A Partial Remembrance of Puerto Rican Childhood.

Additional Writing Topics.

4. Narration.

What Is Narration?

How Narration Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Narration in an Essay.

Figure 4.1: Development Diagram:  Writing a Narration Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Narration: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Narration.

Audre Lerde, The Fourth of July.

Figure 4.2: Essay Structure Diagram: “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde.

George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant.

Joan Murray, Someone's Mother. 

Langston Hughes, Salvation.

* Barbara Ehrenreich, Serving in Florida.

Additional Writing Topics.

5. Exemplification.

What Is Exemplification?

How Exemplification Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Exemplification in an Essay.

Figure 5.1    Development Diagram:  Writing an Exemplification Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Exemplification: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Exemplification.

Kay S. Hymowitz, Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen.

Figure 5.2: Essay Structure Diagram: “Tweens: Ten Going On Sixteen” by Kay S. Kymowitz .

Charles Sykes, The "Values" Wasteland.

*  Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space.

Beth Johnson, Bombs Bursting in Air.

* Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Common Scents

Additional Writing Topics.

6. Division-Classification.

What Is Division-Classification?

How Division-Classification Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Division-Classification in an Essay.

Figure 6.1: Development Diagram:  Writing a Division-Classification Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Division-Classification: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Division-Classification.

Ann McClintock, Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising.

Figure 6.2    Essay Structure Diagram: “Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising” by Ann McClintock.

Stephanie Ericsson, The Ways We Lie.

William Zinsser, College Pressures.

David Brooks, Psst! Human Capital.

*  Amy Tan, Mother Tongue.

Additional Writing Topics.

7. Process Analysis.

What Is Process Analysis?

How Process Analysis Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Process Analysis in an Essay.

Figure 7.1: Development Diagram: Writing a Process Analysis Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Process Analysis: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Process Analysis.

* Tim Folger, Waves of Destruction

* Figure 7.2: Essay Structure Diagram: “Waves of Destruction” by Tm Folger.

David Shipley, Talk About Editing.

Jessica Mitford, The American Way of Death.

Amy Sutherland, What Shamu Taught Me about a Happy Marriage.

Paul Roberts, How to Say Nothing in 500 Words.

Caroline Rego, The Fine Art of Complaining.

Additional Writing Topics.

8. Comparison-Contrast.

What Is Comparison-Contrast?

How Comparison-Contrast Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Comparison-Contrast in an Essay.

Figure 8.1: Development Diagram:  Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Comparison-Contrast: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Comparison-Contrast.

Eric Weiner, Euromail and Amerimail.

Figure 8.2: Essay Structure Diagram:“Euromail And Amerimail” by Eric Weiner.

*  Alex Wright, Friending, Ancient or Otherwise.

Richard Rodriguez, Workers.

Dave Barry, Beauty and the Beast.

Stephen Chapman, The Prisoner's Dilemma.

Additional Writing Topics.

9. Cause-Effect.

What Is Cause-Effect?

How Cause-Effect Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Cause-Effect in an Essay.

Figure 9.1    Development Diagram:  Writing a Cause-Effect Essay .

Revision Strategies.

Cause-Effect: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Cause-Effect.

Stephen King, Why We Crave Horror Movies.

Figure 9.2: Essay Structure Diagram:“Why We Crave Horror Movies” by Stephen King.

Jacques D'Amboise, Showing What Is Possible.

* Juan Williams, The Ruling that Changed America.

John M. Darley & Bibb Latane', When Will People Help in a Crisis?

* Jane S. Shaw, Nature in the Suburbs.

Additional Writing Topics.

10. Definition.

What Is Definition?

How Definition Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Definition in an Essay.

Figure 10.1: Development Diagram:  Writing a Definition Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Definition: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Definition.

Ann Hulbert, Beyond the Pleasure Principle.

*  Figure 10.2: Essay Structure Diagram: “Beyond the Pleasure Principle” by Ann Hulbert.

*  Keith Johnson, Who’s a Pirate?

James Gleick, Life as Type A.

Natalie Angier, The Cute Factor.

William Raspberry, The Handicap of Definition.

Additional Writing Topics.

11. Argumentation-Persuasion.

What Is Argumentation-Persuasion?

How Argumentation-Persuasion Fits Your Purpose and Audience.

Suggestions for Using Argumentation-Persuasion in an Essay.

Using Rogerian Strategy: A Checklist.

Questions for Using Toulmin Strategy: A Checklist.

Figure 11.1: Development Diagram:  Writing an Argumentation-Persuasion Essay.

Revision Strategies.

Argumentation-Persuasion: A Revision/Peer Review Checklist.

Student Essay.

Commentary.

Activities: Argumentation-Persuasion.

Stanley Fish, Free Speech Follies.

Figure 11.2: Essay Structure Diagram:“Free-Speech Follies” by Stanley Fish.

Mary Sherry, In Praise of the "F" Word.

*  Wendell Berry, Farming and the Global Economy.

Mark Twain, The Damned Human Race.

Anna Quindlen, Driving to the Funeral.

Examining an Issue: Gender-Based Education.

Gerry Garibaldi, How the Schools Shortchange Boys.

Michael Kimmel, The War Against Boys

Examining an Issue: Organ Donation

* Alexander Tabarrok, A Moral Solution to the Organ Shortage

* Virginia Postrel, Need Transplant Donors?  Pay Them

Examining an Issue: Affirmative Action.

Roberto Rodriguez, The Border on Our Backs.

Star Parker, Se Habla Entitlement.

Additional Writing Topics.

12. Combining the Patterns.

The Patterns in Action: During the Writing Process.

The Patterns in Action: In an Essay.

Student Essay

*  Barbara Kingsolver, The Good Farmer.

*  Barbara Kingsolver, Stone Soup.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go From Here: Community or Chaos?

Martin Luther King, Jr., The World House.

Joan Didion, The Santa Ana.

Joan Didion, Marrying Absurd.

Appendix A: A Guide to Using Sources.

Evaluating Source Materials

Evaluating Articles and Books:  A Checklist

Evaluating Internet Materials: A Checklist

Analyzing and Synthesizing Source Material

Analyzing and Synthesizing Source Material: A Checklist

Using Quotation, Summary, and Paraphrase Without Plagiarizing

Using Quotation, Summary, and Paraphrase: A Checklist

Integrating Sources Into Your Writing

Integrating Sources Into Your Writing: A Checklist

Documenting Sources: MLA Style

How to Document: MLA In-Text References

Citing Sources: A Checklist

How to Document: MLA List of Works Cited

Citing Print Sources–Books

Citing Print Sources–Periodicals

Citing Sources Found on a Website

Citing Sources Found Through an Online Database or Scholarly Project

Citing Other Common Sources

Appendix B: Avoiding Ten Common Writing Errors.

1. Fragments.

2. Comma Splices and Run-ons.

3. Faulty Subject-Verb Agreement.

4. Faulty Pronoun Agreement.

5. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.

6. Faulty Parallelism.

7. Comma Misuse.

8. Apostrophe Misuse.

9. Confusing Homonyms.

10. Misuse of Italics and Underlining.

Glossary.

Acknowledgments.

Index.

 * New to this edition

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Reading Workshop  

Mario Suarez, “El Hoyo”  

Linda Hogan, “Dwellings”  

Writing Workshop  

10  Narrating  161

Preparing to Write a Narration Essay  

Reading a Narration Essay  

Jane Maher, “Girl”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Narration Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Narration Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Tommy Poulos, “My Brother”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Narration Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Narration: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Lynda Barry, “The Sanctuary of School”  

Alice Walker, “Childhood”  

Writing Workshop  

11   Illustrating  

Preparing to Write an Illustration Essay  

Reading an Illustration Essay  

Julia Alvarez, “Hold the Mayonnaise”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing an Illustration Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing an Illustration Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  204

Reading a Student Essay  

Taleah Trainor, “Murphy’s Law”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Illustration Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Illustration: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Richard Rodriguez, “Dawn’s Early Light”  

France Borel, “The Decorated Body” 

Writing Workshop  

12  Analyzing a Process  

Preparing to Write a Process Analysis Essay  

Reading a Process Analysis Essay  

Carole Kanchler, “Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Process Analysis Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Process Analysis Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Emily Bliss, “You Too Can Procrastinate”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Process Analysis Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Process Analysis: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Brian O’Connell, “How to Protect Your Identity”  

David Levy, “Why We Have a Moon”  

Writing Workshop  

13   Comparing and Contrasting  

Preparing to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay  

Reading a Comparison/Contrast Essay  

Lynn Neary, “How E-Books Will Change Reading and Writing”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Maria Castillo, “The Truth About Cats and Dogs”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Comparison/Contrast Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Comparison and Contrast: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Yi-Fu Tuan, “American Space, Chinese Place”  

Tony Cohan, “Between Worlds”  

Writing Workshop  292

14   Dividing and Classifying  

Preparing to Write a Division/Classification Essay  

Reading a Division/Classification Essay  

Candide31, “What Are Five Types of Self-Relaxation Stress Relievers?”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Division/Classification Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Division/Classification Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Sergio Mendola, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Division/Classification Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Division/Classification: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Bernice Reagon, “Black Music in Our Hands”  

Marion Winik, “What Are Friends For?”  

Writing Workshop  

15  Defining  329

Preparing to Write a Definition Essay  

Reading a Definition Essay  

Lars Eighner, “Dumpster Diving”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Definition Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Definition Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Francine Feinstein, “True Friends”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Definition Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Definition: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Isaac Asimov, “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?”  

Janice Castro, “Spanglish Spoken Here”  

Writing Workshop  

16   Analyzing Causes and Effects  

Preparing to Write a Cause/Effect Essay  

Reading a Cause/Effect Essay  

LynNell Hancock, “Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?” 

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing a Cause/Effect Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing a Cause/Effect Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Jefferson Wright, “The Budget Crisis”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Cause/Effect Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Cause/Effect: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Linda Lee Andujar, “Shedding the Weight of My Dad’s Obsession”  

Stacey Colino, “Happiness Is Catching: Why Emotions Are Contagious”  

Writing Workshop  

17   Arguing  

Preparing to Write an Argument Essay  

Reading an Argument Essay  

Bob Herbert, “Jim Crow Policing”  

Discovering How This Essay Works  

Writing an Argument Essay  

Reading the Prompt  

Thinking About the Prompt  

Guidelines for Writing an Argument Essay  

Writing a Draft of Your Essay  

Revising and Editing  

Reading a Student Essay  

Cyndi Pourgerami, “Online vs. Traditional Classes”  

Revising and Editing the Student Essay  

Reading Your Own Argument Essay  

Revising and Editing Your Own Essay  

Practicing Argument: From Reading to Writing  

Reading Workshop  

Warner Todd Huston, “Wrong Call for Regulating Sexting”  

Michelle Minton, “Lower the Drinking Age for Everyone”  

Jody Montgomery, “Parenting in Progress: Underage Drinking is Not OK”  

Writing Workshop  

Part III        The Research Paper  

18  Recognizing a Research Paper  

Mary Minor, “Children as Robots”  

19  Avoiding Plagiarism  

Common Knowledge  

Original Ideas  

Using and Synthesizing Sources  

Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary  

Taking Notes on Sources  

20  Finding Sources  

Credibility of Sources  

Consulting Academic Databases 

Searching for Web Sites  

Using the Library  

21  Writing a Research Paper  

Choose a Subject

Write a Thesis Statement

Find Sources to Support Your Thesis

Take Notes on Your Sources

Make a Working Outline

Write Your Introduction

Develop Your Supporting Paragraphs

Use Your Sources as Evidence

Write Your Conclusion

Add a Creative Title

Check Your Documentation Format

22  Documenting Sources  

Introducing Your Sources  

Documentation Format  

Using a Handbook 

23  Revising and Editing a Research Paper  

Revising and Editing a Student’s Research Paper  

Rick Schroeder, “Space Bucks”  

Revising and Editing Your Own Research Paper  

24  Writing Workshop  

Writing a Research Paper  

Revising Workshop  

Editing Workshop  

Reflecting on Your Writing  

Part IV       The Handbook  

Unit 1 The Basics

25  Parts of Speech  

26  Phrases and Clauses  

Unit 2 Sentences

27  Subjects and Verbs  

28  Fragments  

29  Fused Sentences and Comma Splices  

Unit 3 Verbs

30  Regular and Irregular Verbs  

31  Verb Tense  

32  Subject—Verb Agreement  

33  More on Verbs  

Unit 4 Pronouns

34  Pronoun Problems  

35  Pronoun Reference and Point of View  

36  Pronoun Agreement  

Unit 5 Modifiers

37  Adjectives  

38  Adverbs  

39  Modifier Errors  

Unit 6 Punctuation

40  End Punctuation  

41  Commas  

42  Apostrophes  

43  Quotation Marks  

44  Other Punctuation Marks  

Unit 7 Mechanics

45  Capitalization  

46  Abbreviations and Numbers 

Unit 8 Effective Sentences

47  Varying Sentence Structure  

48  Parallelism  

49  Combining Sentences  

Unit 9 Choosing the Right Word  

50  Standard and Nonstandard English  

51  Easily Confused Words  

52  Spelling  

Appendixes  

Credits  

Index  

Basic Exercise: Descriptive Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: Descriptive Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Descriptive Paragraphs

Basic Writing Assignment: Details in Descriptive

Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Assignment: Spatial Sequence in

Descriptive

Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Assignment: Descriptive Paragraphs

Comparison: Exploring Similarities and Differences

Three Kinds of Comparison

Attention to Detail

Basic Exercise: Comparative Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: Comparative Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Comparative Paragraphs

Basic Writing Activity: Comparative Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Activity: Comparative

Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Activity: Comparative Paragraphs

Exposition: “How-To” Paragraphs

Basic Exercise: How-To Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: How-To Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Process Paragraphs

Basic Writing Activity: How-To Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Activity: How-To Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Activity: Process Paragraphs

WRITING TIP #4

Definition Paragraphs: Explaining a Term

Basic Exercise: Definition Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: Definition Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Definition Paragraphs

Classification: Dividing Into Categories

Guidelines for Classification

Basic Exercise: Classification Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: Classification Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Classification Paragraphs

Cause and Effect Paragraphs: Telling Why

Guidelines for Cause and Effect Analysis

Basic Writing Assignment: Cause and Effect Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Assignment: Cause and Effect

Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Assignment: Cause and Effect Paragraphs

Persuasion: Writing to Convince

Guidelines for Persuasive Writing

Basic Exercise: Persuasive Writing

Intermediate Exercise: Persuasive Writing

Challenge Exercise: Persuasive Writing

Basic Exercise II: Persuasive Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise II: Persuasive Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise II: Persuasive Paragraphs

Basic Writing Activity: Persuasive Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Activity: Persuasive Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Activity: Persuasive Paragraphs

CHAPTER 5 Some Added Features of Paragraph

Writing

Critical Thinking in Paragraphs

Basic Writing Activity: Critical Thinking in Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Activity: Critical Thinking in

Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Activity: Critical Thinking in Paragraphs

WRITING TIP #5

Creative Thinking in Paragraphs

Basic Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in Paragraphs

Intermediate Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in Paragraphs

Challenge Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in Paragraphs

Including Quoted Text in Paragraphs

Test Yourself: Including Quoted Text in Paragraphs

Basic Exercise: Including Quoted Text in Paragraphs

Intermediate Exercise: Including Quoted Text in Paragraphs

Challenge Exercise: Including Quoted Text in Paragraphs

STEP TWO Revising and Correcting Your Paragraphs

CHAPTER 6 Revising Your Paragraphs

Revising vs. Proofreading

A Student Writer at Work

Peer Review Questions

WRITING TIP #6

Altering Your Design

Enriching Your Content

Improving Your Style

Basic Exercise: Improving Your Style

Intermediate Exercise: Improving Your Style

Challenge Exercise: Improving Your Style

CHAPTER 7 Writing and Correcting Sentences

Writing Activities: Noticing Your Sentences

Correcting Fragments

Test Yourself: Correcting Fragments

Basic Exercise: Correcting Fragments

Intermediate Exercise: Correcting Fragments

Challenge Exercise: Correcting Fragments

Overcoming ESL Problems: Using Subjects Correctly

Test Yourself: Using Subjects Correctly

Basic Exercise: Using Subjects Correctly

Intermediate Exercise: Using Subjects Correctly

Challenge Exercise: Using Subjects Correctly

WRITING TIP #7

Run-On Sentences

Test Yourself: Correcting Run-On Sentences

Basic Exercise: Run-On Sentences

Intermediate Exercise: Run-On Sentences

Challenge Exercise: Run-On Sentences

Comma Splices

Test Yourself: Comma Splices

Basic Exercise: Comma Splices

Intermediate Exercise: Comma Splices

Challenge Exercise: Comma Splices

Subordinating

Test Yourself: Subordinating

Basic Exercise: Subordinating

Intermediate Exercise: Subordinating

Challenge Exercise: Subordinating

CHAPTER 8 Matching Sentence Parts

Writing Activities: Noticing Your Sentences

Model Paragraphs: Noticing Sentences in Context

Matching Subjects and Verbs

Test Yourself: Correcting Basic Errors in Agreement

Basic Exercise: Correcting Errors in Agreement

Intermediate Exercise: Correcting Errors in Agreement

Challenge Exercise: Correcting Errors in Agreement

WRITING TIP #8

Matching Pronouns and Antecedents

Test Yourself: Matching Pronouns and Antecedents

Basic Exercise: Matching Pronouns and Antecedents

Intermediate Exercise: Matching Pronouns and Antecedents

Challenge Exercise: Matching Pronouns and Antecedents

Matching Parallel Parts

Test Yourself: Parallel Parts

Basic Exercise: Parallelism

Intermediate Exercise: Parallelism

Challenge Exercise: Parallelism

CHAPTER 9 Using Words Correctly

Writing Activities: Noticing Your Use of Words

Model Paragraphs: Seeing Words in Context

Parts of Speech: Seeing How Words Work

Test Yourself: Identifying Parts of Speech

Basic Exercise: Parts of Speech

Intermediate Exercise: Parts of Speech

Challenge Exercise: Parts of Speech

Verb and Noun Endings

Adding S Endings to Words

Test Yourself: -S Endings

Basic Exercise: Identifying -S Endings

Intermediate Exercise: Identifying -S Endings

Challenge Exercise: Identifying -S Endings

Basic Exercise: Adding -S Endings

Intermediate Exercise: Adding -S Endings

Challenge Exercise: Adding -S Endings

WRITING TIP #9

Possessives: A Quick Review

Test Yourself: Possessives

Basic Exercise: Possessives

Intermediate Exercise: Possessives

Challenge Exercise: Possessives

Review Exercises: -S Endings

Recognizing Tenses

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

Basic Exercise: Recognizing Tenses

Intermediate Exercise: Recognizing Tenses

Challenge Exercise: Recognizing Tenses

Verb Tenses and -D Endings

Test Yourself: -D Endings in the Past Tense

Basic Exercise: -D Endings

Intermediate Exercise: -D Endings

Challenge Exercise: -D Endings

STEP THREE From Paragraph to Essay

CHAPTER 10 Building Essays out of Paragraphs

Starting with a Thesis

WRITING TIP #10

Introductory Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Student Essay

Transitions between Paragraphs

Concluding Paragraphs

Some Essay Topics

CHAPTER 11 Revising and Correcting Your Essays

Revising for Unity and Coherence

Peer Review Questions

Proofreading Practice: Applying What You’ve

Learned

WRITING TIP #11

Test Yourself: Editing for Sentence Errors in Context

Basic Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in Context

Intermediate Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in Context

Challenge Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in Context

Test Yourself: Editing for Phrasing Errors in Context

Basic Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in Context

Intermediate Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in Context

Challenge Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in Context

Test Yourself: Editing for Word Errors in Context

Basic Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in Context

Intermediate Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in Context

Challenge Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in Context

CHAPTER 12 Some Fine Points

Spelling

Test Yourself: Spelling

Basic Exercise: Spelling

Intermediate Exercise: Spelling

Challenge Exercise: Spelling

Capitalization

Test Yourself: Capitalization

Basic Exercise: Capitalization

Intermediate Exercise: Capitalization

Challenge Exercise: Capitalization

Look-Alikes

Basic Look-Alikes

Test Yourself: Basic Look-Alikes

Intermediate Look-Alikes

Test Yourself: Intermediate Look-Alikes

Challenge Look-Alikes

Test Yourself: Challenge Look-Alikes

Basic Exercise: Look-Alikes

Intermediate Exercise: Look-Alikes

Challenge Exercise: Look-Alikes

WRITING TIP #12

Modifiers

Avoiding Double Comparatives

Test Yourself: Avoiding Double Comparatives

Basic Exercise: Avoiding Double Comparatives

Intermediate Exercise: Avoiding Double Comparatives

Challenge Exercise: Avoiding Double Comparatives

Avoiding Double Negatives

Test Yourself: Avoiding Double Negatives

Basic Exercise: Avoiding Double Negatives

Intermediate Exercise: Avoiding Double Negatives

Challenge Exercise: Avoiding Double Negatives

Some Problems with Adverbs

Test Yourself: Problems with Adverbs

Basic Exercise: Problems with Adverbs

Intermediate Exercise: Problems with Adverbs

Challenge Exercise: Problems with Adverbs

Articles in ESL Writing

Test Yourself: Using A, An, and The

Basic Exercise: Using A, An, and The

Intermediate Exercise: Using A, An, and The

Challenge Exercise: Using A, An, and The

Word Choice

Some Often Misused Words

Test Yourself: Misused Words

Basic Exercise: Misused Words

Intermediate Exercise: Misused Words

Challenge Exercise: Misused Words

Index of Grammar Topics

Index

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7. Reflective Writing

Answer This Question: So What?

Employ Examples, Anecdotes, and Evidence for Support

Use Concrete, Specific, and Inviting Details

Put IDEAS to Work in Reflective Writing

Student Writer at Work

     Selection “Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood” by Sherman Alexie, Annotated

          Professional Essay

     Selection “‘Sorry It’s Late’—Seeing Both Sides of an Age-old Homework Dilemma” by Sam Johnston, Annotated Student Paper

Reading and Writing: IDEAS in Action

    Selection 1 “The Day I Met Bruce Lee” by Bonnie Devet, Annotated Professional Essay

    Selection 2 “County Hams” (excerpt from Pleasures of the Smokehouse) by John Egerton

    Selection 3 “Pigskin Anticipation” (excerpt from Pulled Pork and Pigskin) by Wright Thompson

    Selection 4 “Two Bad Bricks” by Ajahn Brahm

Additional Writing Assignments

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Reflecting on a Current Event Essay

Case Study: Marketing Ideas Memo

8. Informative Writing

Get Your Facts Straight

Make the Information Interesting

    Consider the Readers’ Needs

    Move from Old to New Information

Organize Appropriately

Put IDEAS to Work in Informative Writing

Student Writer at Work

      Selection “Coach Pick” by Collin Seibert, Annotated Student Paper

Reading and Writing: IDEAS in Action

     Selection 1 “The Apple, Alcohol, & ‘Johnny Appleseed” by Michael Pollan, Annotated Professional Essay

     Selection 2 Excerpt from The Cave of the Bats by Richard Conniff

     Selection 3 “A Night of Lynching, a Life of Remembering” by Sarah Cohen

     Selection 4 “Seven Sustainable Wonders” by Alan Thein Durning

     Selection 5 “Soup” from The New Yorker

Additional Writing Assignments

Historical/Cultural Marker: Informing about a Place in Your Community

Career Profile Assignment

 Rejection Letter    

9. Analytical Writing

Analyze a Subject by Breaking It Down and Building It Back Up

Support Your Analysis (Your Point) with Details, Examples, and Explanation

Use Critical Thinking when Analyzing

Put IDEAS to Work in Analytical Writing

Student Writer at Work

     Selection “The Real Marlboro Man” by Janet Lopez, Annotated Student Paper

Reading and Writing: IDEAS in Action

     Selection 1 “American Jerk” by Todd Schwartz, Annotated Professional Essay

     Selection 2 “The School Smarts Effect” by Kirsten Weir

     Selection 3 “Space Invaders” by Richard Stengel

     Selection 4 “But What Do You Mean?” by Deborah Tannen

Additional Writing Assignments

Analyzing the Influence of an Idea

Analyzing an Ad

     Case Study: PTA Memo

10. Evaluative Writing

Consider the Criteria for Success

Show How the Subject Is (or Is Not) a Success

Put IDEAS to Work in Evaluative Writing

Student Writer at Work

     Selection “A Kennel for Ben” by Karl Martinson, Annotated Student Paper

Reading and Writing: IDEAS in Action

     Selection 1 “The Dangers of Social Networking Sites in College” by Britney Wilkins, Annotated Professional Essay

     Selection 2 “Review of Carrying Lightning” by Lee Zimmerman

     Selection 3 “What Makes a Good Patient” by Scott Haig, MD

     Selection 4 “The Flight from Conversation” by Sherry Turkle

Additional Writing Assignments

Evaluating the Credibility of an Online Source (.org)

Restaurant Evaluation

Case Study: Evaluative Letter about Whether Dexter Should be Paroled

11. Persuasive Writing

Know Your Audience’s Expectations

Use the Rhetorical Toolkit: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

Put IDEAS to Work in Persuasive Writing

Student Writer at Work

     Selection “Why Prisons Don’t Work” by Wilbert Rideau, Annotated Professional Essay

     Selection “A Close Look at ‘Why Prisons Don’t Work’” by Navid Montazeri, Annotated Student Paper

Reading and Writing: IDEAS in Action

     Selection 1 “‘A’ is for ‘Absent’” by Chris Piper

     Selection 2 “Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment” by Robert L. Heilbroner

     Selection 3 “Put the Brakes on Driving While Texting” by Leonard Pitts

Additional Writing Assignments

Consequences of a Problem Paper

Summary-Analysis-Response (SAR) Essay

Job/Internship Application Letter

PART FOUR: RESEARCH

12. Working with Sources

Find Sources

Evaluate Sources

Summarize, Paraphrase and Quote Effectively and Ethically   

See Research as Discovery

I-Search Paper

Student Writer at Work

     I-Search Abstract by Darrius Johnson

     Selection “Curling” By Darrius Johnson, Annotated Student Paper

13. Documenting Sources

Document Sources

Avoid Plagiarism

Use the MLA Style Documentation Style

    The Basics of MLA In-Text Citations

    Introducing Source Material in MLA Style

    Providing a Correctly Formatted Works Cited List

Use the APA Documentation Style

The Basics of APA In-Text Citations

Introducing Source Material in APA Style

    Providing a Correctly Formatted References List

Research-Based Essay

Student Sample Essay

     Selection “%#@$&*: Profanity on Campus Should Be Banned” by Marissa Torres, Annotated Student

    Paper

PART FIVE: SENTENCE SKILLS: IMPROVING STYLE & CORRECTING ERRORS

14. Style Matters

The Building Blocks of Sentences: Clauses and Phrases

The Simple Sentence

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

Compound-Complex Sentences

Using Effective Modifiers

Appositives and Parallel Constructions

Concision---Eliminating Wordiness

Quick Reference: Sentence Patterns

15. Handbook: Correcting Sentence Errors

Introduction

Quick Reference Editing Guide

A.1 Fragment (Frag)

A.2 Run-On (RO) & Comma Splice (CS)

B.1 Shifts in Point of View (Shift)

B.2 Shifts in Verb Tense (Tense)

B.3 Shifts in Irregular verb Tense

C.1 Pronoun Case

C.2 Pronoun Reference

C.3 Pronoun Antecedent Agreement (PA Agr)

C.4 Subject Verb Agreement (SV Agr)

D.1 Apostrophes (apos)

D.2 Commas (C)

D.3 Quotation Marks/Dialogue (Quote)

D.4 Semicolon (;)

D.5 Colon (:)

E.1 Modifier Error—Misplaced or Dangling (M)

E.2 Parallelism (//)

F.1 Abbreviation (Abbrev)

F.2 Capitalization (Cap)

F.3 Number (Number)

F.4 Title (title)

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Sharon J. Gerson and Steven M. Gerson are dedicated career professionals who have a combined total of over 80 years teaching experience at the college and university level. They have taught technical writing, business writing, professional writing, and technical communication to thousands of students, attended and presented at dozens of conferences, written numerous articles, and published several textbooks, including The Red Bridge Reader (third edition, co-authored by Kin Norman), Writing That Works: A Teacher’s Guide to Technical Writing (second edition), Workplace Communication:  Process and Product (first edition), and Workplace Writing: Planning, Packaging, and Perfecting Communication (first edition).  

In addition to their academic work, Sharon and Steve are involved in business and industry through their business, Steve Gerson Consulting. In this business, they have worked for companies such as Sprint, AlliedSignal—Honeywell, General Electric, JCPenney, Avon, the Missouri Department of Transportation, H&R Block, Mid America Regional Council, and Commerce Bank.  Their work for these businesses includes writing, editing, and proofreading many different types of technical documents, such as proposals, marketing collateral, reports, and instructions.

Steve also has presented hundreds of hands-on workshops on technical/business writing, business grammar in the workplace, oral presentations in the workplace, and business etiquette.  Over 10,000 business and governmental employees have benefited from these workshops. For the past decade, Steve has worked closely with K—12 teachers. He has presented many well-attended, interactive workshops to give teachers useful tips about technical writing in the classroom.

Both Steve and Sharon have been awarded for teaching excellence and are listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Steve is a Society for Technical Communication Fellow.  In 2003, Steve was named Kansas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education.

Their wealth of experience and knowledge has been gathered for you in this eighth edition of Technical Communication: Process and Product.

NOTE: Both Brief and Comprehensive Tables of Contents are listed below.

BRIEF CONTENTS

Part I:  Getting Started 

 1.     An Introduction to Writing 

 2.     The Reading-Writing Connection

Part II:  Sentence Basics and Development 

 4.     Complete Sentences Versus Fragments 

 5.     Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices 

 6.     Combining and Expanding Your Ideas 

 7.     Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe 

 8.     Using Modifiers to Add Detail 

         Writers’ Workshops: Using Language Effectively 

Part III:  Common Sentence Problems and How to Avoid Them 

 9.     Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences 

 10.    Using Verbs Correctly 

         Writers’ Workshops: Digital Literacy in the Wired Classroom 

Part IV:         Paragraph Basics, Development, and Revision 

 11.    Planning and Organizing 

 12.    Drafting and Revising 

 13.    Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details 

 14.    Using Methods of Organization 

         Writers’ Workshops: Using Visuals in Your Writing 

 15.    Revising Paragraphs 

Part V:           Essay Basics, Development, and Common Problems 

 16.    Essay Basics and Development 

 17.    Avoiding Common Problems in Essays 

Part VI:   A Thematic Reader 

Part VII:  Reviewing the Basics

COMPREHENSIVE CONTENTS

Part I: GETTING STARTED

Chapter 1.    An Introduction to Writing 

         Writing        Understanding What Writing Is and Is Not 

                  Beginning Tips for Generating Ideas 

                  Beginning Tips for Organizing Your Ideas 

                  Writing Paragraphs       

                  Writing Essays     

A Sample Student Essay “The Allure of Reality TV” 

                  Practical Advice for Getting Started             

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 2.    The Reading-Writing Connection        

         Exploring The Reading-WRITING- Critical Thinking Connection    Previewing Before Reading 

                  Reading “Studying for Exams: Cramming Is Not an Option,” Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White 

                  Reading for Meaning 

                  How to Handle Difficult Readings 

                  How to Record Your Thinking: Marking and Annotation   

                  Using Idea Maps 

                  Preparing to Write: Thinking Critically 

                  How to Write About a Reading 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading

                  Reading “How Should We Allocate Scarce Kidneys?” Michael D. Johnson 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  / Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         A Reading Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 3.    Expanding Your Vocabulary 

         Vocabulary   Get the Right Tools 

                  Use Context Clues to Figure Out Unfamiliar Words 

                  Pay Attention to Word Parts 

                  Learn Idioms 

                  Develop a System for Learning New Words 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading

Reading “Afghanistan: Where Women Have No Choice,” Kevin Sieff 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /   Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

         Writers’ Workshop #1      You’re a Great Writer? Your a Great Writer? 

                  Don’t Make These Common Mistakes 

         Writers’ Workshop #2      There Are Some Things Not to Do . . .

                  Such as Overusing There Is and There Are 

         Writers’ Workshop #3      Good Writing Is When . . .

                  You Don’t Use Is When 

         Writers’ Workshop #4      What Makes a Good Sentence?

                  One Possible Answer: Not Using the Verb Make    

         Writers’ Workshop #5      An Essay Is Not a Text Message        

                  Formal Versus Informal Writing 

Part II: SENTENCE BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 4.    Complete Sentences Versus Fragments 

         Writing        What Is a Fragment? 

                  Subjects and Fragments 

                  Verbs and Fragments 

                  Clauses and Fragments 

                  How to Spot and Revise Fragments: A Brief Review 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “Tails in Jail,” Denise Flaim 

                  Writing in Response to Reading 

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map 

Strengthening Your Vocabulary / Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 5.    Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices 

         Writing        The Function of Punctuation: How to Use It Correctly 

                  Run-On Sentences 

                  Comma Splices 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

Reading “I Killed People in Afghanistan. Was I Right or Wrong?” Timothy Kudo

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 6.    Combining and Expanding Your Ideas 

         Writing        Understanding Independent and Dependent Clauses 

                  Combining Ideas of Equal Importance 

                  Combining Ideas of Unequal Importance 

                  Writing Compound-Complex Sentences 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “Bundle of Trouble,” Robin W. Simon 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

         Writing About the Reading 

                  Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 7.    Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe 

         Writing        Using Adjectives to Describe 

                  Using Adverbs to Describe 

                  Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Compare 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “The Games People Play,” John J. Macionis 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 8.    Using Modifiers to Add Detail 

         Writing        Using Prepositional Phrases to Add Detail 

                  Using -ing Phrases to Add Detail 

                  Using Who, Which, and That Relative Clauses to Add Detail 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “The Little Warrior,” Lucille O’Neal 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Writers’ Workshops: Using Language Effectively 

         Writers’ Workshop #6      Don’t (-_-) Be (^_^) (Translation: Don’t Worry, Be Happy)

                  Convey Your Feelings with Words, Not Emoticons 

         Writers’ Workshop #7      86 the Slang, OK? 

                  Write in Standard English 

         Writers’ Workshop #8      Stop Beating a Dead Horse:

                  Avoid Trite Expressions and Clichés 

         Writers’ Workshop #9      Stop Repeating Yourself and Eliminate Redundancy

                  Say It Once, Effectively  

         Writers’ Workshop #1      Let Everyone into Your Writing 

                  Avoiding Sexist Language 

Part III: COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM 

Chapter 9.    Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences 

         Writing        Using Pronouns Clearly and Correctly 

                  Avoiding Shifts in Person, Number, and Verb Tense 

                  Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 

                  Using Parallelism 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios     

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

         Reading “Waste Woes,” Chris Jozefowicz 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 10.  Using Verbs Correctly 

         Writing        Using Verb Tenses Correctly 

                  Using Irregular Verbs Correctly         

                  Avoiding Subject-Verb Agreement Errors 

                  Using Active Instead of Passive Voice 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios            

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

         Reading “Sweatshops at Sea,” Virginia Sole-Smith         

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

         Writers’ Workshop #11    A Computer on Every Desk

                  Digital Literacy in Today's Classroom 

         Writers’ Workshop #12    It Isn't True Just Because It's on the Internet 

                  Evaluating Online Source Materials 

         Writers’ Workshop #13    If It's Online, It's Always There

                  Communication and Self-Presentation in a Digital Age 

         Writers’ Workshop #14    Finding the Help You Need

                  Useful Online Resources         

Part IV: PARAGRAPH BASICS, DEVELOPMENT, AND REVISION  

Chapter 11.  Planning and Organizing 

         Writing        Choosing a Topic 

                  Keeping Your Reader in Mind 

                  Generating Ideas 

                  Organizing Your Ideas 

A Student Essay  “I Don’t Want a Promotion,” Jessica Nantka 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “Living in the United States of Food Waste”

Ira Sager 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  / Strengthening Your Vocabulary  / Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 12.  Drafting and Revising 

         Writing        Choosing a Manageable Topic 

                  Writing Topic Sentences 

                  Developing the Paragraph               

                  Revising Paragraphs 

                  Revision Checklist 

                  Writing in Progress: Three Versions of “Professional Athletes as Role Models,” Jacob Frey 

Student Essay: First Draft Showing Revisions  / Student Essay: Second Draft Showing Revisions  / Student Essay: Final Draft 

                  Examining Student Writing 

A Student Essay  “Pinterest: Social Media with a Twist,” Jessica Beebe 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “Finding a Mate: Not the Same as It Used to Be,”

                  James M. Henslin 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 13.  Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details                

         Writing        Developing a Paragraph Using Specific Details      

                  Methods of Arranging Details 

A Student Essay  “Leadership: Moving Others Forward,”

Sarah Frey 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “A Brother’s Murder,” Brent Staples 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 14.  Using Methods of Organization 

         Writing        Methods of Organization 

                  A: Narration   

What Is Narration?  /  How to Develop a Narrative Paragraph /

How to Organize a Narrative Paragraph 

                  B: Description 

What Is Description?   /  How to Develop a Descriptive Paragraph /

How to Organize a Descriptive Paragraph 

                  C: Example 

What Is an Example?   /  How to Develop an Example Paragraph /

How to Organize an Example Paragraph 

                  D: Definition 

What Is Definition?  /  How to Develop a Definition Paragraph /

How to Organize a Definition Paragraph 

                  E: Comparison and Contrast 

What Are Comparison and Contrast?  /  How to Develop a Comparison or Contrast Paragraph  /  How to Organize a Comparison or Contrast Paragraph 

                  F: Classification 

What Is Classification?  /  How to Develop a Classification Paragraph /

How to Organize a Classification Paragraph 

                  G: Process 

What Is Process?  /  How to Develop a Process Paragraph  /  How to Organize a Process Paragraph 

                  H: Cause and Effect 

What Are Cause and Effect?  /  How to Develop a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph  /  How to Organize a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph 

                  I: Argument 

What Is Argument?  /  How to Develop an Argument Paragraph  /  How to Organize an Argument Paragraph 

J: Using Multiple Methods of Organization

How Can a Paragraph Use Multiple Methods of Organization? / How to Develop a Multi-Method Paragraph

A Student Essay  “Employment: Not Just a Post-Graduation Agenda,” Aurora Gilbert 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios 

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “In a Sea of Smartphones, Going Off the Grid,” Aaron Marks                  

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

                  Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary  /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist 

         Self-Test Summary 

         Writers’ Workshop #15    A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

                  Using Visual Aids to Help Your Readers  

         Writers’ Workshop #16    Thinking Like an Artist 

                  Using Visual Aids to Support Your Ideas: Be Creative  

         Writers’ Workshop #17    So Many Images, So Little Space

                  Finding Visuals to Accompany Your Writing 

         Writers’ Workshop #18    Watch Out for Photoshop…

                  Using Visual Aids Ethically       

         Writers’ Workshop #19    Context + Captions = Good Communication

                  Providing Context for and Writing Captions to Accompany Visual Aids          

Chapter 15.  Revising Paragraphs 

         Writing        Does the Topic Sentence Express a Point of View? 

                  Is the Topic Sentence Too Broad? 

                  Is the Topic Sentence Too Narrow? 

                  Does the Paragraph Stray from the Topic? 

                  Are There Enough Supporting Details? 

                  Does Every Detail Belong? 

                  Are the Details Arranged and Developed Logically? 

                  Is the Paragraph Balanced? 

                  Is the Paragraph Repetitious? 

A Student Essay  “Balancing the Extremes: Finding an Adult Diet Through Trial and Error,” Chase Beauclair 

                  Examining Student Writing               

                  Paragraph Writing Scenarios            

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “You Can’t Be Thin Enough: Body Images and the Mass Media,” James M. Henslin 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map  / Strengthening Your Vocabulary  / Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist 

         Self-Test Summary 

Part V: ESSAY BASICS, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMON PROBLEMS 

Chapter 16.  Essay Basics and Development 

         Writing        An Overview of the Essay 

                  The Structure of an Essay 

                  Planning Your Essay 

                  Writing Strong Thesis Statements 

                  Supporting Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence 

A Student Essay  “A Lifestyle of Commitment,” Catherine Lee 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Making Connections Among Your Ideas Clear 

                  Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title     

                  Writing Essay-Exam Answers 

                  Essay Writing Scenarios          

                  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

         Writing About a Reading  Reading “Is Lying Bad for Us?” Richard Gunderman 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map   /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary   /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist 

         Self-Test Summary 

Chapter 17.  Avoiding Common Problems in Essays 

         Writing        Problem #1: The Topic Is Too Broad 

                  Problem #2: The Topic Is Too Narrow 

                  Problem #3: The Thesis Statement Needs Revision 

                  Problem #4: The Essay Is Underdeveloped 

                  Problem #5: The Essay Is Disorganized 

                  Using Maps to Guide Your Revision 

                  Seeking Further Help 

A Student Essay  “Breaking Down Barriers with Stories,” Amanda Keithley 

                  Examining Student Writing 

                  Essay Writing Scenarios          

         Writing About a Reading  Interactive Reading: Thinking Before and Responding During Reading  

                  Reading “Irreconcilable Dissonance: The Threat of

                           Divorce as the Glue of Marriage,” Brian Doyle 

                  Writing in Response to Reading  

Examining the Reading Using an Idea Map   /  Strengthening Your Vocabulary   /  Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing 

                  Writing About the Reading 

                  Revision Checklist        

         self-test summary  Self-Test Summary 

         and Practice Editing Practice 

Part VI: A THEMATIC READER

            Theme 1        Dating and Relationships

                  Reading: “Love is a Four-Number Word,” Rebecca Eckler 

                  Reading: “Making Connections in Our Connected World,” Brian Westover 

            Theme 2        Surveillance Monitoring

                  Reading: “A Surveillance Society,” William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey 

                  Reading: “Smile, the Government Is Watching: Next Generation Identification,” The Huffington Post 

            Theme 3        Bullying

                  Reading: “Emotional Troubles for ‘Cyberbullies’ and Victims,” Denise Mann 

                  Reading: “The Silent Epidemic: Workplace Bullying,” Ray Williams 

Part VII: REVIEWING THE BASICS 

                  Guide to Reviewing the Basics  

                  Overview  

A.        Understanding the Parts of Speech  

                  A.1     Nouns 

                  A.2     Pronouns 

                  A.3     Verbs 

                  A.4     Adjectives 

                  A.5     Adverbs 

                  A.6     Conjunctions 

                  A.7     Prepositions 

                  A.8     Interjections 

B.        Understanding the Parts of Sentences         

                  B.1     Subjects 

                  B.2     Predicates 

                  B.3     Complements 

                  B.4     Basic Sentence Patterns 

                  B.5     Expanding the Sentence with Adjectives and Adverbs 

                  B.6     Expanding the Sentence with Phrases 

                  B.7     Expanding the Sentence with Clauses 

                  B.8     Basic Sentence Classifications 

C.        Using Punctuation Correctly  

                  C.1    End Punctuation 

                  C.2    Commas 

                  C.3    Unnecessary Commas 

                  C.4    Colons and Semicolons 

                  C.5    Dashes, Parentheses, Hyphens, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks 

D.        Managing Mechanics and Spelling  

                  D.1    Capitalization 

                 D.2    Abbreviations 

                  D.3    Hyphenation and Word Division 

                  D.4    Numbers 

                  D.5    Suggestions for Improving Spelling 

                  D.6    Six Useful Spelling Rules        

E.        Commonly Misused Words and Phrases

PART TWO: Thematic Readings 

CHAPTER 10: Advertising and Consumerism

Joseph Turow, The Daily You

*Jennifer Baumgartner, It’s All in the Details

Micahel Levine,  Branded World: The Success of the Nike Logo

*Laura Gottesdiener, Disturbing Trends in Junk Food Advertising for Children

READING THE VISUAL: Bump 

Charles A. O”Neill, The Language of Advertising  

Sample Ads and Study Questions  

Glenn Sacks and Richard Smaglick, Advertisers, Men Are Not Idiots

CHAPTER 11: Gender Matters           

 Mary Pipher, Saplings in the Storm

* Douglas Quenqua, Muscular Body Image Lures Boys Into Gym, and Obsession

READING THE VISUAL:  NEDA ad and BOSS ad

Leslie Marmon Silko, In the Combat Zone

Kay Hymowitz, Child-Man in the Promised Land

*Wendy Shanker, Strong Enough

*READING THE VISUAL: Women in Combat

*Hanna Rosen, The End of Men?

*Philip N. Cohen, Still a Man’s World

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*Chapter 12: Moral Quandaries in Medicine

*Daniel Callahan, Sherwin B. Nuland, The Quagmire

*David H. Freedman, Survival of the Wrongest

*Colton Wooten, A Father’s Day Plea To Sperm Donors

*Joseph S. Roth, Encourage the Golden Rule for Organ Donations, Transplant Coverage

*Guatam Naik, A Baby, Please. Blond, Freckles -- Hold the Colic

*Dick Teseri, What You Lose When You Sign That Donor Card

*Steve Lopez, Chorus of Voices Grows Stronger for ‘Death with Dignity’

*Ben Mattlin,  Suicide by Choice? Not So Fast

CHAPTER 13: Issues in Higher Education 

Ronald D. Liebowtitz, Diversity: The Value of Discomfort

*Paul Stoller,  My Struggles With Anti-Intellectualism

*Steve Gunderson, For Profit Colleges–A Sneaky Scam or Saving Grace?

Charles Murray, What’s Wrong with Vocational School?

*Megan McArle,  Is College a Lousy Investment?

Alicia Shepard,  “A’s for Everyone!”

Reading the Visual: Passive Activism Ideal 

Nicholas Handler, The Post-Everything Generation

CHAPTER 14: Race and Ethnicity

Amatai Etzoni, Leaving Race Behind

*Sara Inés Calderón . Why Latinas Aren’t Allowed to Get Angry

READING THE VISUAL: Chief Wahoo 

*Nicholas K. Peart, Why Is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?

*Bruce Maiman, Arizona's Immigration Law is Not Racist

Francie Latour, Welcome to the Dollhouse

*Glenn Loury, Is He One Of Us? Reflections on Identity and Authenticity

CHAPTER 15: Riding the Economic Roller Coaster

Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt

*Reading the Visual: Food Bank line

Ed Schipul, Millennials’ Heads Under a Rock

James Livingston, It’s Consumer Spending Stupid

Danile Akst, Saving Yourself

*Derk Thompson, Are Student Loans Destroying the Economy?

Kevin O;Donnell, Why Won't Anyone Give Me a Credit Card?

Reading the Visual: Images from the Great Recession (photos)

Katy Read, Regrets of a Stay at Home Mom

CHAPTER 16: Our Lives Online

Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?

*Louis Rene Beres,  A Core Anxiety: Fear and Trembling on the Social Networks

*Andrew Lam, I Tweet Therefore I Am: Life in the Halls of Mirrors

*Sherry Turkle, The Flight From Conversation

*Jessica Helfand, My Facebook, My Self

*Reading the Visual: The Numbers Don’t Lie

*Taff Brodesser-Akner, Facebook, the Mean Girls, and Me

*Robin Dunbar, You Gotta Have (150) Friends

*dana boyd, Streams of Content, Limited Attention

Chapter 17:  Family Values?

*Stephanie Coontz, Five Myths about Marriage

Reading the Visual: Cartoon

* Andrew Sullivan, Why Gay Marriage is Good for Straight America

*W. Bradford Wilcox, Tie the Knot

K*ate Stone Lombardi, ,Who Are You Calling a “Mama’s Boy?” 

R*ichard Fabrizio, Being a Dad is Fun, but Nothing Like a Mom